A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE

Stevan Dupus created an exposition that caught everybody’s attention. The artist graduated from Long Beach State with a BFA in Studio art, and he’s currently working in his master program at the same university, which he will finish this summer. Dupus was unhappy after working with computers and financial planning but working in the art industry was a monetary problem as well. Regardless, he decided to major in art and he’s planning to teach it in college. 

We can notice that Dupus’ art has straight lines and human shapes. The main material in his paintings were oil and glitter. Dupus explained that it took him between 2 – 3 months to do a single painting. Moreover, the exposition was big since he wanted people to see from the distance his art and acknowledge the theme. The main colors used in the exposition were the same within the LBGT flag. The pallet reflects the bars dark and alluring atmosphere while unusual highlights and heavily saturated color reflect neon lights and filters found in night clubs. 

Furthermore, the exposition focusses on the LBGT community night life. Paint variation between thin paint and impasto cold wax medium symbolize time, movement, distance and intoxication. Dupus explained that his collection seeks to illustrate the erosion of these social landscapes over the years though both social media apps change on the way gay men are finding partners and well as societies acceptance of the LBGT community.  Common themes explore joyful human interactions refuting the underlying theatre of loneliness and depression.  

To conclude, I would like to describe Dupus’ art as inspirational and delightful. He explores contradicting emotional responses as well as the influence of queer coding on the LBGT community. I am happy of being able to assist to their expositions since it was a unique experience and it is a theme that I care about.